The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-03
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

~ "NA tNJ w ~ WV " So
again.
-Messrs. Tom. Machesney and
Amos Ginger, of NeilltOwn, gave the
town call last Saturday.
The cornfelds hereabouts look
richer and more thrifty now than they
have for many years previous.
You haven't heard that Kepler
has got his coffee matters mixed up
any in the past week or SO, have you ?
We are pleased to report VIM.
FELTON, and family, at Ross Run, i'm.
proving from their siege cf typhoid
fever.
Senator Allen and George Hand
Esq, of Warren, spent a few hours
of Monday afternoon with Tionesta
friends.
j. II. Foreman, who has been
stopping in the Washington oil field
for some time, is with Tionesta iela-
tives on visit.
Mrs. Col. Thomas has added to
the value of her elegant property, by
the erection Of substantial new side.
walk on the May St. front.
"A party of gentlemen from Ia.
rentum, have pitched their tents in a
pleasant grove opposite West Hickory,
and are having "royal time"
The river is getting so low in
some places that sunfish are obliged
to flop over on their sides to keep the
sun from scorching their backs.
-Messrs. Doutt aud Shoup are
painting the town red," aud have
commenced on Robinson's store. 1t
will look very handsome when finished,
The many friends of Mrs. II, o
Davis, who has been very poorly fol-
some months past, will be panied to
learn Of her continued aud dangerous
illness.
The "harvest moon" shone bright.
ly all last night. Farmers often take
advantage of these bright nights to
cut their oats, but that crop is about
all harvested now.
JAS A Scott Esq, of jerks town
ship, paid Tionesta a short visit last
week, on business. He reports quite
number of new buildings under con,
struction in his section.
Simon Whitmore and son Jacob
will commence the erection of two
dwelling houses near the Reese place
this week. They have taken the con
tract Of stocking the Brace Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hall, Of
Steubenville, O., spent few hours in
the city Saturday on their way home
from Tionesta, where they had beer
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Siggins
-Derrick.
The Tionesta Gas Co. is making
arrangements to extend it's line to It'd
ioute this summer. The people W
there are ripe for it, and say the com
pany cannot get its gas up too quicl
to suit them.
There Will be a Sunday Schoo
meeting at the M. E. Church Friday
evening, Aug. 9th, at 8 p. M, which
the scholars, teachers, and all interest
ed are expected to attend. Subject
the lesson of July 31st.
"A fair sized crowd boarded tn
excursion train to Niagara at this sta
ton last Thursday morning, and al
say they had good time. Excursion
Agent Newton always makes his pat
rOns comfortable and happy.
We neglected to notice last weel
the enlargement of the Tionesta Re
publican from "a to % columns, will
an improvement all around. We ar
glad to note that brother Wenk is ev
identity prospering.- Warren Mail.
Alfred Ellsworth, son of Henr,
and Lefty Patterson, of Wing Hill
died quite suddenly on Friday last
and was buried Sunday. The chill,
was aged two years, eight months ant
nine days. The most interesting age
Barnett correspondent: Jane
Brannon died on the 26th ult., nea
Clarington, at the residence of Mrs
james Ward, and was buried at tn
ClaIingtOn Cemetery the following
day.-Mrs. John White and daugh
ter, aud Mr.. aud Mrs. Coon, are at
tending campmeeting at Whig Hill